Description
Psychoanalysis and Religion Book Description: Often authoritarian religion regards as real a very abstract and very distant ideal that has almost no connection with the real lives of real people. The lives and happiness of people living in the present situation and time can be sacrificed for ideals such as "life after death" or "the future of humanity"; The purported ends justify every means, and in the hands of a religious or secular "elite class" they become symbols to keep the lives of their fellow citizens under control. “This is a provocative book, relevant to our complex world. It points out issues that religion misses and offers a valuable source of information to both psychology and religion teachers. This book will help reveal the subconscious conflicts of psychoanalysis.” -New York Herald Tribune- (From the Promotional Bulletin)